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Rishon LeZion

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Rishon LeZion

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Also known as Rishon LeZiyyon, Rishon LeTziyon, Riˀšon l Çiyon

city in the Central District of Israel, south of Tel Aviv

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Rishon LeZion is a city and planned community in Israel, serving as the capital of the Rehovot sub-district. Established in 1882, it is situated on the Israeli coastal plain and the Shephelah. The city covers an area of 59 square kilometers and has a population of 258,535. Its postal codes range from 75001 to 75199, and Hebrew is the official language.

The municipality shares borders with Kfar Chabad, Ness Ziona, Bat Yam, and Holon. It is part of the Israel Railways network and is twinned with Nîmes, Münster, Lublin, and Tianjin. The city’s elevation is listed as 40 meters above sea level in some records, while other sources indicate 46 meters.

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Place details

Locality
ראשון לציון
Region
מחוז המרכז
Country
ישראל
Population
258,535
Timezone
Asia/Jerusalem

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

60US AQIModerate
PM2.5
15.3 µg/m³
PM10
26.5 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 03:00 · Open-Meteo

Travel guide

See

thumbnail|Gan Be'Ivrit (Garden in Hebrew)

Buy

thumb|Sculptures of mammoth and other creatures at the entrance to Cinema City Rishon was known for many years for its vast selection of malls and shopping centres. The most notable are:

Eat

River - Asian kitchen Isadora - Chef's restaurant La Familia & Francheska - Italian food Loft, Agadir, Black - Meat restaurants Cafe Polla - Coffee place with great breakfasts Max Brenner - Chocolate Bar

Sleep

There are no hotels in Rishon LeZion but you can stay at the hotels in the cities Bat Yam and Tel Aviv that are located north of Rishon LeZion.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

31°57′N 34°48′E / 31.950°N 34.800°E / 31.950; 34.800

Rishon LeZion (Hebrew: רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן (audio), lit. "First to Zion") is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain eight kilometres (5 mi) south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. With a population of 259,275 as of 2024, Rishon LeZion is the fifth-largest city in Israel.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rishon LeZion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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